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81x26: 18 U.S.C. § 207(a), Rulemaking, and Representations to the Government

August 7, 1981

18 U.S.C. § 207(a) did not prohibit a former Government attorney from preparing a client memo analyzing rules which he had been personally and substantially involved in creating as a Federal employee.  Section 207 applies to representations before and communications to the U.S., and rulemaking is not a "particular matter involving a specific party."

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